NEW DELHI: “We are on the way, will reach shortly,” US president Donald Trump said in a Twitter post in Hindi shortly before touch down in Ahmedabad on his three-city, 36 hour visit to India.
“हम भारत आने के लिए तत्पर हैं । हम रास्ते में हैँ, कुछ ही घंटों में हम सबसे मिलेंगे!” said the tweet, posted while aboard the Air Force One en route to India.
In response to Trump’s tweet, Modi, in a Twitter post, said, "अतिथि देवो भव."
Trump, accompanied by US First Lady Melania Trump and a delegation that includes senior officials of his administration, is expected to reach Ahmedabad by about 1125 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already arrived in Ahmedabad to welcome Trump, according to multiple Twitter posts.
The US president, also accompanied by daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner, just before his departure said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was his "friend" and that he was looking forward to visit India.
India is looking forward to strengthen its strategic partnership with the US during Trump’s visit, with discussions likely to span bilateral, regional topics and global issues such as trade, strategic topics, counterterrorism and the India-Pacific region.
